Style
Type
Still
Winemaker
Sergio Loi is a 4th generation traditional Sardinian producer, whose family winery from the early 900s has always practiced no chemical farming and minimum intervention in the cellar.
Appellation
Sardegna
Varieties
Monica
Viticulture
Harvest during the second week of September.
Farming
Organic
Terroir
The Cardedu [car-DAY-do] vineyards are located on the island’s sparsely populated Southeast, on crumbling granite soils near the coast, and schist in the ragged-dry hills and cliffs around Jerzu.
Vineyard
6ha of 10 year old vines that undergo low espalier vine training at 820ft of elevation. Practicing Organic.
Vinification
The local Monica grape is fermented with native yeasts in cavernous cement tanks under the house. Fermentation is 12 days in room-large cement tanks from 1950’s. Élevage in the same tanks for 5 months. Unfiltered. Annual production: 1,200 cases.
Features
Bottle, Cork
Available Sizes (L)
0.750
Distribution Area
New Jersey and New York
Shelf Talkers
Tech Sheets
Tasting Note
A zingy light bodied red wine. Think spicy-underbrush, herbal notes, and just a touch of fruit. Good with a slight chill.
2 Commerce Dr. Suite 3 Moorestown, NJ 08057
Office 800.245.0184
Fax 856.985.5848
